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TimesPost(时代邮报)Item1.Entertainment(娱乐)SpecialReportMonday,March8,2010The82ndOscarsAcademyAwards(奥斯卡奖)The82ndAcademyAwardsCeremony(仪式,典礼),honoring(给予荣耀)thebestinfilmfor2009,washeldonSunday,March7,2010,attheKodakTheatreinHollywood(好莱坞).Alist(清单)ofwinnersoftheOscarsincluded:●MotionPicture(最佳影片奖):TheHurtLocker●Actor:JeffBridges,CrazyHeart●Actress:SandraBullock,TheBlindSide●Director(导演):KathrynBigelow,TheHurtLocker(Kathrynbecamethefirstwomanevertowintheaward.)Item2.EnterainmentArtsPicasso’s(毕加索)Works(作品)ShowinNewYorkMuseumTheshowwillpresent(展出,呈现)300ofthefamousSpanish(西班牙的)artist’spaintingsanddrawings.Itisageneral(总体的)review(回顾,复习)ofPicasso’scareer(事业,职业).Itisawonderfulchanceforartloverstoseesomanyworksofthegreatartist.Byshowingtheseworks,theexhibition(展览)wantstotellpeople:PabloPicassonevergetsold.BeckhamWantsFootballStarSonsThefamousfootballstar,DavidBeckham,wouldlovehisthreeboystofollowinhisfootsteps(脚步).Hesaidinaninterview(采访),“They’rereallyintoplayingfootballandbasketball.They’retalented(有天份的,天才的)littleboys.Whatevertheywanttodo,itdoesn’tmatter…Butitwouldbegreatforthemtotakeup(继续)sports,becauseit’ssuchagreatthing.”InChina,television(电视)isverypopular.ManyPeoplespendmostoftheirsparetimewatchingit.Ithasahugeinfluence(影响)onpeople’slives.Isallthistelevisiongoodforusorbadforus?Asisknowntoall(众所周知),televisionisoneofthemostimportantwaysofgettinginformation(信息),suchasthenewsallovertheworld,history,cultureandinterestingstories.Itprovidesuswithamorelivelywaytodiscovertheoutsideworld.Also,wecanseegreatmovies,operasandconcerts(音乐会).Therefore(因此,所以),televisionisnotonlyawaywelearnabouttheworld,butalsoagoodentertainment.However,manypeoplethinktelevisionisbadforus.Theysaythatalltheviolence(暴力)onTVmakespeoplebecomeviolent(暴力的).Violencecangivechildrenbadideas.TVcanalsomakepeoplelazy.Insteadofdoingoutdooractivities,theyusuallysitinfrontofthescreen(屏幕)forhoursenjoyingthefunnyshowsandcartoonswithoutabreak(休息,中断).Ingeneral(总体上,总的说),theproblemisnottelevision,buttheprogramswechoosetowatch.Wehavelearnedhowtochoosethebestinnewspapers,booksandmagazines.Nowwehavetolearntodowithtelevisionprograms,too.Afterall,it’sourchoice.WilliamWordsworthwasoneoftheleadingBritishpoets(诗人)from1800to1850.HegrewupintheLakeDistrict(区)innorthwestEngland.Hisparentsdiedwhenhewasachild,andhislifewithhisgrandparentswasnotveryhappy.Tofeelbetter,helovedtogoforlongwalksinthemountainsortotakeboatrides(坐船).Hehadastrongimagination(想像力),andwrotepoems(诗)aboutthepower,beautyandmystery(奥秘)ofnature.AfterhegraduatedfromCambridge(剑桥)University,hemovedtoFrance.Afewyearslater,hereturnedtotheLakeDistrictandbegantowritepoemsaboutnature.Heoftencreated(创造)hispoemsduringlongwalks.Andthenhetoldthemtohissister,Dorothy,whowrotethemdownforhim.Unlike(不像)otherpoetsbeforehim,Wordsworthusedsimplelanguageinhispoems,andhedescribed(描述)thelives(生活)ofcommon(普通的)people.Inonepoem,Wordsworthexplainedhowhappyhewaseachtimehesawarainbow(彩虹):Myheartleapsup(跳起)whenIbehold(看到)Arainbowinthesky;Sowasitwhenmylifebegan;SoitisnowIamaman;SobeitwhenIshallgrowold,Orletmedie!TheChildisfatheroftheMan;AndIcouldwishmydaystobeBound(跳)eachtoeachbynaturalpiety(虔诚).N:TomorrowwillbeChristmas.ButDellafeelsverysad,becauseshehasnomoneytobuyapresentforherhusband(丈夫),Jim.Infact,DellaandJimhavetwoprecious(珍贵的)possessions(财产).TheyareJim’sgoldwatchandDella’slongbeautifulhair,whicharetheonlywealth(财产)forthem.Dellahadherhaircut,solditandboughtagoldwatchchain(链子)forJim.Now,Dellaisathome.(Allofasudden(突然地),thedooropensandJimcomesin.)J:You—?D:Jim.Don’tlookatmethatway.Ihadmyhaircutoff(剪掉)andsolditbecauseIcouldn’thavelivedthroughChristmaswithoutgivingyouapresent.Jim,itwillgrowquickly.Say“MerryChristmas!”Jim,andlet’sbehappy.J:You’vecutoffyourhair?D:I’vecutitoffandsoldit.It’ssold.Itellyou,soldandgone,too.It’sChristmasEve,Jim.Pleaseunderstand.IsoldmyhairsothatIcouldgiveyousomethingforChristmas.J:Well,Della,Idounderstand.Don’tworry.Thefactthatyouhaveadifferenthaircutcouldnotpossiblymakemeloveyouless.Iknowyousoldyourhairforme.NowlookatthispresentIgotforyou.D:Ah!Thecombs(梳子).Theywereintheshopwindowsformanymonths!J:Yes,thebeautifulcombs,withjeweled(镶有宝石的)rims(边沿)—justthecolortowearinyourbeautifulhair.D:But,Jim.Theyareexpensivecombs.Iknow,nyhearthadlongedfor(渴望)themwithouttheleasthopeofowningthem.Nowtheyaremine.Thankyou,Jim.J:Now,youwillseewhyIwasupsetatfirst.D:Jim,youdon’tknowwhatanice—whatabeautifulgift,nicegiftI’vegotforyou.Canyouguess?J:I’msorry.Ihavenoideawhatitcouldbe.D:Look!Agoldwatchchain!Isn’titlovely,Jim?Ihunted(搜索，猎取)alloverthetowntofindit.You’llhavetolookatthetimeahundredtimesadaynow.Givemeyourwatch.Iwanttoseehowitlooksonit.J:Della,let’sputourChristmasgiftsawayandkeepthemforawhile.They’retoonicetousejustatpresent(目前).Isoldthewatchtogetthemoneytobuythecombs.Now,let’shaveoursupper.Graduation(毕业)Ceremony(仪式，典礼)Agraduationceremonyisacustom(习惯，惯例，风俗)whichtakesplacewhenstudentsgraduatefromaschool.Theceremonyisusuallyheldinabighallorintheopenair(在户外).Duringtheceremony,itiscommonforseveralstudentstogivespeeches,andsodotheprincipal(校长)an